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Subchapter I. Minors
§ 901. Definitions. - For the purposes of this chapter: (1) “Adoptee” means a...
§ 902. Jurisdiction and venue; removal of petitioner from county. - (a) Family Court shall have jurisdiction of proceedings under this...
§ 903. Persons eligible to petition to adopt. - To be eligible to petition the Family Court for an...
§ 904. Placement and supervision for adoption. - (a) No petition for adoption shall be presented unless prior...
§ 905. Appeal from decision of the Department or licensed agency. - In any case where the Department or a licensed agency...
§ 906. Contents of petition for adoption. - The petition shall state: (1) The name, address and marital...
§ 907. Consent requirements. - (a) A petition for adoption shall contain a consent to...
§ 908. Right to consent. - (a) Except in the case of an adoption by a...
§ 909. Withdrawal of consent. - In any case in which consent has been given in...
§ 910. Withdrawal of petition. - In any case in which the petition to adopt is...
§ 911. Religious affiliation. - (a) If either natural parent, in a notarized statement made...
§ 912. Social study and report. - (a) Upon the filing of a petition for adoption, the...
§ 913. Time for filing the adoption petition. - (a) A petition for adoption may be filed when the...
§ 914. Death, divorce, annulment, separation of petitioner pending proceeding. - (a) In the event of the death of a sole...
§ 915. Decree of adoption. - (a) Within 60 days from the date of the receipt...
§ 916. Court costs. - The costs in all cases of adoption under this chapter...
§ 917. Appeal. - (a) Appeal from any order or decree entered in any...
§ 918. Finality of decree of adoption. - Upon the expiration of 6 months from the date of...
§ 919. General effect of adoption. - (a) Upon the issuance of the decree of adoption, the...
§ 920. Effect of adoption on inheritance. - (a) Upon the issuance of a decree of adoption, the...
§ 921. Report of vital statistics data. - (a) Upon the entry of a decree of adoption, the...
§ 922. Birth certificate. - (a) If a child born in this State is adopted...
§ 923. Confidential nature of information; old and new birth certificates. - (a) Except as provided in subchapter III of this chapter,...
§ 924. Confidential nature of Court records. - Except as provided in subchapter III of this chapter, all...
§ 925. Inspection of Court records. - Except as provided in subchapter III of this chapter, anyone...
§ 926. Receiving child into State for adoption. - No child shall be brought or received into the State...
§ 927. Foreign adoptions; validity. - (a) Adoptions finalized by a Court with appropriate jurisdiction in...
§ 928. Contributions and fees. - (a) No biological parent of any child whose adoption is...
§ 929. Exchange of identifying information. - (a) As part of the adoption planning and placement process,...
§ 930. Advertising for adoption. - No natural parent or prospective adoptive parent, nor anyone acting...
§ 931. Penalties. - Except as provided in this subchapter, whoever places a child...
§ 932. Interpretation. - This chapter is designed to achieve without undue delay the...
Subchapter II. Persons 18 Years of Age or Over
§ 951. Who may adopt. - The following persons, who desire to adopt any person or...
§ 952. Contents of petition. - The petition shall state the name, sex and date of...
§ 953. Decree of adoption. - If the petition complies with the requirements of §§ 951...
§ 954. Effect of adoption. - Upon the issuance of the decree of adoption and forever...
§ 955. Record of adoption. - The Clerk of Court shall file the petition and all...
§ 956. Costs. - The costs shall be taxed by the Court on the...
Subchapter III. Access to Identifying Information
§ 961. Records. - As of January 1, 1995, all adoption records presently maintained...
§ 962. Search and reunion services. - (a) An adoptee 21 years of age or older who...
§ 963. Immunity from liability. - Any person or agency, including the State or any governmental...